A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the St. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
39.3045, -99.6041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County<2>.
The county seat for Rooks County is located in Stockton. Stockton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco Cemetery
- Samuels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Cemetery
- Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Bogue.
- The Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wild Horse Cemetery
- Wild Horse Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94081 <5>
- Redline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redline Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- Morlan Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Nicodemus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus Cemetery
- Zurich Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Zurich Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich Cemetery
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- McFarland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Slate Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Slate Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Cemetery
- Hill City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Cemetery
- Hobart Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Cemetery
- Buchanan Brown Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Damar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Bogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Nicodemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zurich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Hill City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Plainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Penokee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Stockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Former name for Stockton:
- Stocktown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
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- Ogallah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Turkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- WaKeeney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Densmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Densmore is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
- Codell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Codell is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
- Former name for Codell:
- Florreyville
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ellis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Norton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Edmond has also been known as:
- Edmond City
- Morland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rooks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogue
- Codell
- Densmore
- Edmond
- Ellis
- Hill City
- Logan
- Morland
- Nicodemus
- Ogallah
- Palco
- Palco lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Plainville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Speed
- Speed lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Speed.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Stockton
- WaKeeney
- Woodston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Rooks County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472366 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472366 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rooks
- Est. Elev: 647 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palco
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.30473 Lon: -99.6042779
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Rooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Joseph Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |